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THE HABSBURGS - MARTYN RADY KARTONIERT (TB)

'This is probably the best book ever written on the Habsburgs in any language  certainly the
best I have ever read ... Students  scholars and the general reader will never find a better
guide to Habsburg history' Alan Sked  Times Literary Supplement In The Habsburgs  Martyn Rady
tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a
millennium. From modest origins  the Habsburgs grew in power to gain control of the Holy Roman
Empire in the fifteenth century. Then  in just a few decades  their possessions rapidly
expanded to take in a large part of Europe stretching from Hungary to Spain  and from the Far
East to the New World. The family continued to dominate Central Europe until the catastrophe of
the First World War. With its seemingly disorganized mass of large and small territories  its
tangle of laws and privileges and its medley of languages  the Habsburg Empire has always
appeared haphazard and incomplete. But here Martyn Rady shows the reasons for the family's
incredible endurance  driven by the belief that they were destined to rule the world as
defenders of the Roman Catholic Church  guarantors of peace and patrons of learning. The
Habsburg emperors were themselves absurdly varied in their characters - from warlords to
contemplatives  from clever to stupid  from idle to frenzied - but all driven by the same sense
of family mission. Scattered around the world  countless buildings  institutions and works of
art continue to bear witness to their overwhelming impact. The Habsburgs is the definitive
history of a remarkable dynasty that  for better or worse  shaped Europe and the world.

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